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Help...Further Literary Reference
in reply to a message by Barbra
Here is a conversation between Juno & Iris from Ovid - formatted into Handel's Opera "Semele" - with text written by William Congreve; note the relationship between the Goddesses. Sorry if my enthusiasm seems excessive. To me this reference and the Shakespearean reference in the former response would encompass mere parts of the living heritage "Behind the Name" 'Iris'.
Juno
Iris, impatient of thy stay,
From Samos have I wing'd my way
To meet thy slow return.
Iris
With all his speed not yet the sun
Through half his race has run,
Since I, to execute thy dread command,
Have thrice encompass'd sea and land.
Juno
Say, where is Semele's abode?
Iris
Look, where Cithaeron proudly stands,
Bœotia parting from Cecropian lands.
High on the summit of that hill,
Beyond the reach of mortal eyes,
By Jove's command and Vulcan's skill,
Behold a new-erected palace rise!
Juno
Iris, impatient of thy stay,
From Samos have I wing'd my way
To meet thy slow return.
Iris
With all his speed not yet the sun
Through half his race has run,
Since I, to execute thy dread command,
Have thrice encompass'd sea and land.
Juno
Say, where is Semele's abode?
Iris
Look, where Cithaeron proudly stands,
Bœotia parting from Cecropian lands.
High on the summit of that hill,
Beyond the reach of mortal eyes,
By Jove's command and Vulcan's skill,
Behold a new-erected palace rise!
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